After McKenna & Bell, 1997 and Thorington, Pitassy & Jansa, 2002 (fig. 8.), with recent species from Nowak, 1991
<==o Pteromyinae Brandt, 1855 [taxonomic history] (flying (gliding) squirrels; liitävät oravat) |--+--o "Trogopterus -group" | | |--o Aeromys Robinson & Kloss, 1915 ()? | | | |-- A. tephromelas (mustaliitoorava) | | | `?- A. thomasi (thomas' flying squirrel) | | `--+-- Pteromyscus pulverulentus Thomas, 1908 (smoky flying squirrel) | | `--+-- Belomys pearsonii Thomas, 1908; U.Plioc.-R. As. (karvajalkaliito-orava) | | `-- Trogopterus xanthipes Heude, 1898; L.-M.Pleist-R. As. (poimuhammasliitoorava) | `--o "Petaurista -group" | |--+-- Eupetaurus cinereus Thomas, 1888 (Woolly flying squirrel; villaliitoorava) | | `--o Pteromys G. Guvier, 1800 [†Sciuropterus F. Guvier, 1825] U.Plioc.-R. As., R. Eu. (euraasian liito-oravat) | | |-- †P. jamesi [Sciuropterus jamesi] | | |-- †P. minimus [Sciuropterus minimus] | | |-- P. volans (liito-orava) | | `-- P. momonga (japaninliito-orava) | `--+-- Aeretes melanopterus G.M. Allen, 1940; L.Pleist.-R. As. (kiinanliito-orava) | `--o Petaurista Link, 1795 [Petauristus Fischer de Waldheim, 1814; incl? Galeolemur Lesson, 1840)] L.Pleist.-R. As. (Taguan) | |?- P. philippensis (south Indian giant flying squirrel) | |?- P. xanthotis (yellow-eared giant flying squirrel) | |-- P. elegans (täpläjättiläisliito-orava) | |-- P. petaurista (jättiläisliitoorava) | |-- P. alborufus (red and white giant flying squirrel) | |-- P. magnificus (hodgson's giant flying squirrel) | |-- P. nobilis (noble giant flying squirrel) | `-- P. leucogenys (japaninjättiläisliito-orava) `--+--o "Hylopetes-Petinomys -group" | |--o Petinomys Thomas, 1908 U.Mioc.-R- As. U.Mioc.L.Plioc. Eu. ()? | | |?- P. lugens ()? | | |?- P. sagitta (javan flying squirrel) | | |-- P. setosus (whitebellied dwarf flying squirrel) | | |-- P. fuscocapillus (intianpikkuliito-orava) | | |-- P. hageni (hagen's flying squirrel) | | |-- P. vordermanni (vordermann's flying squirrel) | | |-- P. bartelsi [Hylopetes bartelsi] (bartels' flying squirrel) | | |-- P. genibarbis (whiskered flying squirrel) | | `-- P. crinitus (philippines flying squirrel) | `--o Hylopetes Thomas, 1908 [†Pliopetes Kretzoi, 1959] U.Mioc.-R. As., L.Plioc. Eu. (pikkuliito-oravat) | |?- H. winstoni (Winston Churchill's flying squirrel) | |-- H. spadiceus (punaposkiliito-orava) | |-- H. lepidus [incl. H. spadiceus] (harmaaposkiliito-orava) | |-- H. electilis ()? | |-- H. phayrei (kiinanpikkuliito-orava) | |-- H. alboniger (particolored pygmy flying squirrel) | |-- H. nigripes (palawan pygmy flying squirrel) | `-- H. mindanensis ()? `--o "Glaucomys -group" |--o Iomys Thomas, 1908 ()? | |-- I. horsfieldii (horsfield's flying squirrel) | `?- I. sipora [Hylopetes sipora] (mentawi Isl. flying squirrel) `--+--o Petaurillus Thomas, 1908 ()? | |-- P. hosei (hosenkääpiöliito-orava) | |-- P. emiliae (kääpiöliito-orava) | `-- P. kinlochii (selangor dwarf flying squirrel) `--+--o Eoglaucomys Howell, 1915 (himalajanpikkuliito-oravat) | |-- E. fimbriatus (kashmir pygmy flying squirrel) | `-- ?E. baberi (afghan pygmy flying squirrel) `--o Glaucomys Thomas, 1908; M.Pleist.-R. NA. (American flying squirrel; amerikanliito-oravat) |--o G. volans (etelänliito-orava) | `?- G. v. volans ()? `--o G. sabrinus (amerikanliito-orava) |-- G. s. fuscus ()? `-- G. s. coloratus ()?
Taxon not treated by Thorington, Pitassy & Jansa, 2002:
†Oligopetes Heissig, 1979; L.Olig. Eu.
†Petauristodon Engesser, 1979 [†Sciuropterus] Mioc. NA.
†P. minutus [†Sciuropterus minimus; †Pteromys minimus]
†P. jamesi [†Sciuropterus jamesi; †Pteromys jamesi]
†P. mathewsi
†P. uphami
†P. pattersoni Pratt & Morgan, 1989
†Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962 [Cryptopterus Mein, 1970] M.Mioc. As., U.Mioc.-L.Plioc. Eu., U.Plioc. NA.
†Cryptopterus Mein, 1970 [= Miopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962; McKenna & Bell, 1997]
†C. webbi
†C. labbi
†Aliveria de Bruijn, van der Maulen & Katsikatsos, 1980; L.Mioc. Eu.
†Shuanggouia Qiu & Liu, 1986; M.Mioc. As.
†Blackia Mein, 1970; L.Mioc.-U.Plioc. Eu., M.Mioc. NA.
†B. miocaenica
†Forsythia Mein, 1970; M.Mioc. Eu.
†Albanensia Daxner-Hock & Mein, 1975; M.-U.Mioc. As. Eu.
†Meinia Qiu, 1981; M.Mioc. As.
†Pliopetaurista Kretzoi, 1962; U.Mioc. As., U.Mioc.-L.Pleist. Eu.
†Pliosciuropterus Sulimski, 1964
†Parapetaurista
†Petauria Dehm, 1962; M.Pleist. Eu.
Biswamoyopterus biswasi Saha, 1981 (namdapha flying squirrel)
Olisthomys Carter, 1942 ()? [=> sg. Petaurista?]
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